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Astrid Gabriella Tagne Meleu
I want to be a positive role model for others and give back to the country that has provided me with numerous opportunities. The FAIT Fellowship will allow me to combine my passion for information technology with my desire to change the world by supporting U.S. diplomatic relations abroad.
Astrid Gabriella Tagne Meleu, FAIT Fellow 2024 Cohort
- Stefan Andreev, Utica University (BBA ’23); Graduate School: Johns Hopkins University
- Confido Banza, University of Arizona (BAS ’24); Graduate School: University of Arizona
- John Mercedes, Rhode Island College (BS ’23); Graduate School: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Lousindy Mitton, Miami Dade College (BS ’23); Graduate School: University of West Florida
- Tristan Salvanera, Wake Forest University (BS ’08); Graduate School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Tommy Allen, Indiana University Bloomington
- Ana Altman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Uday Brathwaite, Pace University
- Isa Cohen, Arizona State University
- KaMeron Hopkins, Susquehanna University
- Astrid Gabriella Tagne Meleu, University of Maryland, College Park
- Ahmed Mohammad, Norwich University
- Andrea Olavarrieta, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
- Joshua Riley, Brigham Young University
- Essence-Jade Springer, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
The talented, diverse group of students selected for the 2024 cohort of the FAIT Fellowship will provide lasting impact. We’re honored to have been able to recruit the eighth cohort of this important diversity fellowship program.
Kim Churches, president of The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, which administers the FAIT Fellowship.
The Washington Center creates flexible, immersive pathways to enhance the pipeline of diverse talent that build more equitable, inclusive workplaces and communities. Since our founding, we’ve helped more than 60,000 young people translate their college majors into career paths. We use our scale and expertise to customize each learner’s experience to be truly transformative.
The Department of State’s mission is to protect and promote U.S. security, prosperity, and democratic values and shape an international environment in which all Americans can thrive. The Department’s workforce includes some 13,000 members of the Foreign Service, 11,000 Civil Service employees, and 45,000 locally employed staff at more than 270 diplomatic missions worldwide.